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Games Played on 05/16/2012

Minor League Player of the Day: Dayton Dragons starter Stalin Gerson threw 5 shutout innings for the second consecutive appearance. He walked one and struck out two.

AAA Rochester 4 – Louisville 1

Chad Reineke (1-3, 4.12 ERA) gave up 4 runs, 3 earned, in a 5-inning start. He [...]

Reds pick up one option, decline another…plus more transactions

As expected, the Reds picked up Brandon Phillips’ $12 million option for 2012. Don’t be surprised if they work out an extension soon, a la Bronson Arroyo last off-season.

On the other side of the coin, Cincinnati declined the 2012 option on closer Francisco Cordero. CoCo was often great (and sometimes less than great) [...]

Matt Maloney is a Minnesota Twin

No official word from the Reds, but LHP Matt Maloney has tweeted that he is now a member of the Twins organization.

I always liked Maloney; he seemed like a good guy who worked hard. I don’t know what his ceiling is as a pitcher, but the Nation wishes him the best in Minnesota. [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap

Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Milwaukee 8 Cincinnati 1 W: Greinke (15-6) L: Maloney (0-3) BOX SCORE

NOT-SO-RANDOM THOUGHTS –The Reds were playing decent baseball and the Brewers were scuffling before Milwaukee came to town. Three games later, and…ugh.

–Cincinnati has to win eight of their last nine to finish with a winning [...]

Titanic Struggle Recap: A record-tying performance by Bronson Arroyo!

Let’s recap today’s titanic struggle….

FINAL Cincinnati 7 Colorado 12 W: A. White (2-1) L: M. Maloney (0-2) BOX SCORE

POSITIVES –Chris Heisey went 3-4 with two homers, two RBI, and three runs scored.

–Heisey’s second home run came in the fifth inning. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce promptly homered after that, giving the [...]

September Callups

Tomorrow is September 1st, the time of year for young players to get a “cup of coffee” at the big league level with a chance to catch the GM’s or manager’s eye and hopefully get themselves an opportunity to win a big league job in spring training.

Since the Reds are out of the [...]

Down On The Farm

Games Played on 08/30/11

Minor League Players of the Day: Dayton 1B Donald Lutz: He went 3 for 4 with 2 HR.

AAA

Louisville 2 – Columbus 1

Juan Francisco went 2 for 3 with a BB. Jose Castro went 2 for 3. Chris Valaika went 2 for 4.

Matt Maloney got the [...]